The Runaway Quilt, Jennifer Chiaverini
The Runaway Quilt, Jennifer Chiaverini
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The Runaway Quilt

Author: Jennifer Chiaverini

Narrator: Christina Moore

Unabridged: 10 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/19/2008


Synopsis

In this intriguing novel, master quilter Sylvia Compson comes across an heirloom quilt that muddles her heritage. She's always believed her ancestors were active in the Underground Railroad-but perhaps she's been mistaken. "Chiaverini manages to impart a healthy dollop of history in a folksy style, while raising moral questions in a suspenseful narrative." -Publishers Weekly

About Jennifer Chiaverini

Jennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of thirty-five novels, including critically acclaimed historical fiction and the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series. She, her husband, and their two sons call Madison, Wisconsin, home.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maria on May 03, 2015

I listened to this book on CD. I've become hooked on the Elm Creek Quilts series (and apparently there are a LOT of them!), but I think they just keep getting better. There are the original "Elm Creek quilters" characters from the first book, in which Sarah meets Sylvia Compson and they end up starti......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on August 18, 2020

Sylvia is shown a quilt and it makes her curious so she finally goes up into the attic and tries to find her great-grandmother’s chest with another quilt of the same pattern. She also finds a journal that was kept before the civil war. This leads to new discoveries about her family. The journal was......more

Goodreads review by Meg on December 30, 2024

4.5 ⭐️ “You are not just your parents, you know. You’re the sum of everything you’ve ever done, every wish you’ve ever made, every person you’ve ever loved, and everyone who has loved you. No one can take that from you.”......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on January 26, 2011

The 4th book in this wonderful series, the Runaway Quilt could be read as a stand-alone or as part of the series. Due to this fact, I am not going to summarize the first three books as I don't think it would help any. Sylvia is the owner of Elm Creek Manor, a large place with grounds that plays host......more

Goodreads review by Mollie on January 15, 2013

I particularly like historical fiction, and I really enjoyed this. It features very strong but still vulnerable enough to be relateable female characters, which is a major draw for me. The main character, Sylvia Bergstrom, finds the journal of one of her civil war ancestors, Gerda Bergstrom, and wha......more